Worldwide volume of exchange-traded derivatives was 3.33 billion contracts in the month of April, down 26.7% from the previous month but up 26.5% from April 2019.
On a year-to-date basis, volume in the first four months of the year was 14.74 billion contracts, up 39.1% from the first four months of 2019. Total open interest at the end of April was 917.7 million contracts, down 0.4% from the previous month but up 2.2% from a year ago.
Note: Changes to the data for historical contracts can be found in the tabs named Volume Revision and Correction, OI Revision and Correction, and Additions to Historical Data.
Futures | Options | Total | M/M | Y/Y | |
Asia-Pacific | 826,573,872 | 527,594,773 | 1,354,168,645 | -21.3% | 20.7% |
North America | 341,221,669 | 627,864,958 | 969,086,627 | -32.7% | 29.0% |
Europe | 411,581,677 | 70,729,086 | 482,310,763 | -39.8% | 18.6% |
Latin America | 329,581,402 | 112,158,509 | 441,739,911 | -5.8% | 40.6% |
Other | 74,946,364 | 7,339,679 | 82,286,043 | -25.0% | 113.9% |
Grand Total | 1,983,904,984 | 1,345,687,005 | 3,329,591,989 | -26.7% | 26.5% |
M/M | -29.9% | -21.4% | -26.7% | ||
Y/Y | 35.6% | 15.0% | 26.5% |